…off from the food title. The 70-member Ag Advisory Council says Trump and Pence will likely stick to their support of safety net programs like crop insurance. From the National…
Big Increases for Corn, Cotton and Rice
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Regional Office released the crop production forecast for November. The latest survey showed big increases in harvested acres for corn, cotton and rice. Corn – Corn for…
California Citrus Carry Over from October Forecast
…Crop Forecast USDA/NASS Citrus Maturity Test Results and Fruit Size form. THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here…
Agri View: Cotton Picking
…users of cotton. But they had built huge reserves over the last few years. Plus the fact that their own crop had been better than average. Well this year’s crop…
Alberta Beef Producers Want TB Support
…Canada’s government to get support. ABP says the support is needed to “help producers cover the costs of holding and feeding quarantine animals, as well as the costs of lost…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…intramural and extramural. As a result of that investment, research conducted by USDA scientists has resulted in 883 patent applications filed, 405 patents issued and 1,151 new inventions disclosures covering…
USDA Expands Working-Lands Conservation Opportunities through CRP
…value of the land and up to 50 percent to fund cover or practices like cross-fencing to support rotational grazing or improving pasture cover to benefit pollinators or other wildlife….
Almond Board: Spatial Mapping Data Uses
…and objective crop reports will continue to be the official statistics for the industry. Having accurate mapping and associated data for California almond acreage is fundamental to accurate analyses and…
Food and Forestry Research and Development Projects
…higher altitudes that are inaccessible from wind towers that most small farmers can currently afford. Grafted Growers, LLC, in Tucson, Ariz, will improve crop production methods and strategies and promote…
Calls for New Relief Provisions in Next Farm Bill
…in great numbers for the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, which the New England Farmers Union says may be due to some skepticism among farmers about crop insurance, several farmers…
Walnuts, Raisins and Prunes Report
California Summary 2015 Crop Year Information contained in this report was supplied by handlers of walnuts, raisins, and prunes to fulfill reporting requirements of Sections 55601.7 and 55601.8 of the…
New York Times Claims GM Crops Offer No Benefit
A study by the New York Times claims genetically modified crops offer no significant yield benefit and lead to increased herbicide use. An article published over the weekend by the…
UC Releases New Cost Study for Growing Almonds
…study estimates costs from the previous crop, including orchard removal, through orchard establishment and the production years. The economic life of the orchard used in this cost analysis is 23…
Enrollment Period for Safety Net Coverage in 2017
…Farm Bill, known as the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, can begin visiting FSA county offices starting Nov. 1, 2016, to sign contracts and enroll…